One Moore questionable artwork withdrawn from auction.
Oh, those puns just write themselves. In an article published in today’s Age, ‘Auction house fears sculpture may be less than a Moore’ (see what I mean?),…
Art events in Melbourne this weekend – Linden Postcard Show, and ‘Closing the Gap: Indonesian Contemporary Art’.
This one’s short and sharp, and infused with the stench of self-promotion. I’m involved in a peripheral way with a couple of things that are worth…
MONA – Democracy, or anarchy?
Well, the car’s unpacked, the beach towels are washed and hanging on the line, and the computer beckons. At the risk of appearing to have guzzled…
Will appalling iPhone photos of the MONA launch keep you satisfied until I get me to a decent computer?
Well, a good friend has appraised me of the means to upload iPhone photos to WordPress without access to a reasonable computer and internet connection. These…
MONA launch. Uncharacteristically lost for words.
Doing the one thing I promised never to do… tapping out a post on the iPhone by virtue of the fact that I’m compelled to record…
In the eye of the beholder: the “art or porn?” debate rears its troublesome head. Again.
Despite my best intentions to stay clear of the blogosphere during what’s proving to be a blissfully peaceful summer break, I couldn’t resist this one. The…
Belladonna, The Movie. And what a movie.
Heads-up for another self-serving promo. And, for those of you seeking Belladonna the porn impresario, please move along. You’re in the wrong place. Last night I…
“I have some things I want to say…You might not want to hear them”: MONA launch, 21 Jan 2011
Being the jaded creature that I can sometimes be, I was pleasantly surprised by the child-like excitement that accompanied the arrival of my invitation to the…
News just in: Melbourne’s major attractions – “Shopping!””Sport!””Sunshine!”. Art, shmart.
“Shopping”?…”Talking to our great sporting identities”??… “Enjoying the beautiful Victorian weather”??? That’s it, Prime Minister? Is that really the best you can do when asked to…
A song I’d quite happily die listening to.
Midnight Cowboy Theme by John Barry. Not that I intend or desire to die anytime soon. Quite the opposite. As tatty around the edges as it…
Art matters 